So, from a very simplistic measure of scoring, assisting, and steals against good teams only, Lin has played at a Superstar level so far this year. I can see why people might start talking.

On the pro side:
- Has turned around the Knicks team when their all-stars were out
- Is scoring at a furious pace
- Is assisting with the top 5 PGs in the league
- Is stealing the ball as well as anyone

On the con side:
- Favors his right hand
- Turns the ball over at a higher rate than any other PG in the league (but only 1.5 times per 48 minutes more than Steve Nash and Deron Williams)
- Has only been playing at a high level for a month/ scouting reports may catch up to him
- Average FG% among PGs (about 16th in the league)

Time will be the judge. He needs to find a way to get the most out of Melo to take the defensive pressure off of himself.

I'll accept that they are not all super legitimite outlets, but the reality is, that was a 2 second google news search. If you want to take the side that people didn't think he was a diamond in the rough superstar at one point, I tell you that is an uphill battle.

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Certainly these aren't the type of sports articles or references that I would be gazing at when I try to increase my basketball knowledge, but you did provide some links.........so thanks...........

I'm just somebody who hates when people just run around sprinkling the word superstar on anybody.
We certainly should use the word "star" to describe the rise of Jeremy Lin......but I hold the word superstar in reverence..........for people like Gordie Howe, Isiah Thomas, Barry Sanders, and Justin Verlander.

Even the Great NEMO...........whose name I use here, wasn't a superstar, although I admire him greatly.

What's with the debate? Forbes settled that he's a superstar so you guys can stop posting stats, thoughts about the D'Antoni system and other nonsense. Do you guys really think Forbes would try to fool CEOs? That's right - CEOs.

I was showing you a split that I assumed you hadn't previously seen (i.e. performance against teams > .500) to address a concern that he doesn't perform well against good teams.

As far as them being a PG oriented offense, they have Amare Staudemire and Carmelo Anthony. That seems to me that they are really a SF and PF dominated offense by their makeup. He changed them to be a PG oriented offense and it has worked out better for them since he did that.

I was showing you a split that I assumed you hadn't previously seen (i.e. performance against teams > .500) to address a concern that he doesn't perform well against good teams.

As far as them being a PG oriented offense, they have Amare Staudemire and Carmelo Anthony. That seems to me that they are really a SF and PF dominated offense by their makeup. He changed them to be a PG oriented offense and it has worked out better for them since he did that.

What's with the debate? Forbes settled that he's a superstar so you guys can stop posting stats, thoughts about the D'Antoni system and other nonsense. Do you guys really think Forbes would try to fool CEOs? That's right - CEOs.

13 assists to 1 turnover on the night. I saw the last 5 minutes of the game and there were some incredible passes made. You can really tell that the other guys on the team enjoy playing with him.

They were down 17 at one point and then Novak apparently hit 5 threes in the 3rd quarter. That dude can shoot. Since Lin was moved to the starting lineup 13 games ago, Novak has gone 41-86 from 3-point range (48% shooting and almost 10 points per game solely from beyond the arc). Just to repeat, he has hit FORTY-ONE three pointers since Lin. As far as I can tell, nobody in the league has made more over this stretch (Deron Williams has made 38 and Ryan Anderson has made 35 over their last 13 games).

In the 12 games that Novak played before Lin, he hit a total of 12 threes. That's a dude that needed a point guard.